§ 37. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the appointment of a settlement officer in Kenya to ascertain what areas of land might be made available for further settlement, public funds will also be provided to ascertain how to improve the unsatisfactory land position of the Africans?
§ Colonel StanleyThe Government of Kenya have already submitted, as part of their comprehensive development programme, proposals for soil conservation measures and for the development of water supplies, both of which are designed to make possible cultivation of new areas by Africans and so relieve the congestion in certain parts of the Reserves. In addition, a grant from the Colonial Development and Welfare Vote has recently been approved for the purpose of a general reconnaissance of an extensive irrigation project in the upper Tana River basin.